MEDIEVAL INDIAN HISTORY ASSIGNMENT 1.The annual “Royal Kathima Ceremony” is associated with which of ANSWER :- JEAN-BAPTISTE TAVERNIER the following religions? Jean-Baptiste Tavernier,a French jeweller and traveller of the Mughal [A]Jainism [B]Buddhism [C]Parsi [D]Sikhism period has left a detailed account of Takht-i-Taus (Peacock throne). ANSWER :- BUDDHISM Peacock throne was a dazzling and spectacular display of Mughal The Royal Kathima Ceremony is observed every year by Buddhist. It is architecture. Its construction was undertaken by the Emperor Shah observed in only one Buddhist temple outside Thailand and this year the Jahan and he personally spent a great deal of time and energy in the Namphake Buddhist temple of Assam was selected. Kathina offering is designing of the Throne. an ancient Buddhist Tradition of offering special robe and other 7. The author of Tabqat-i-Akbari was_ ? necessities to monks who maintain strict discipline of retreat during the [A] Badauni [B] Khwaja Nizamuddin Ahmad rainy season. The main purpose of the ceremony is not merely for [C] Abul Fazl [D] Khwand Mir religious belief but also to strengthen the relationship between Thailand ANSWER :- KHWAJA NIZAMUDDIN AHMAD and other countries. Khwaja Nizamuddin Ahmad was a Muslim historian of late medieval 2. Which among the following apparently impressed Jahangir to issue a India ,is the writer of „Tabqat-i-Akbari‟. The work is a general history farman in 1613 A.D. to the English to establish a factory at Surat ? of India covering the time from the Ghaznavids up to 1593-94. He was [A] Reconciliation between the English and Portuguese Akbar‟s Mir Bakhshi. [B] A secret offer of naval help to the Mughal emperor to oust the 8. Which among the following scholars in the Mughal Court alleged Portuguese that Akbar was an enemy of Islam? [C] A heavy dose of bribe to Nur Jahan [A] Badauni [B] Niamtullah [D] The defeat of Portuguese naval squadrons by the English [C] Abbas Khan Sarwani [D] Nizamuddin Ahmad ANSWER :- THE DEFEAT OF PORTUGUESE NAVAL ANSWER :- BADAUNI SQUADRONS BY THE ENGLISH Abd-ul-Qadir Bada‟uni (1540 – 1615) was a famous Mughal historian In 1613 AD , Jahangir issued a farman permitting English to establish a who flourished at the court of Akbar. He disapproved of Akbar‟s factory permanently at Surat. In 1612, the newly formed company had religious views. An orthodox Sunni, Badauni prepared a list of charges sent four ships under Captain Thomas Best to trade with India. These against Akbar and dubbed him enemy of Islam. He alleged that Akbar were mercantile ships but were capable of defending themselves. The tried to destroy Islam and tried to propagate Hinduism at the cost of defeated the Portuguse, who were alread there in Surat for at least 100 Islam. years. This defeat apparently so impressed the Emperor Jehangir that he 9. Which among the following was the single biggest item of import to granted the British squadron a firman to trade. the Vijayanagar empire? 3. Which among the following was the unit of measurement of land in [A] Precious stones [B] Horses Maratha dominions ? [C] Luxury goods [D] Raw Silk [A] Kathi [B] Tanab [C] Jarib [D] Daftari bigha ANSWER :- HORSES Answer :- kathi Kings of Vijayanagar, imported Arabian horses on a large scale, in In the Maratha Land revenue system, Assessment of land revenue was order to improve the breed of cavalry horses in their own districts. Thus, based on measurement. The Kathi of Malik Ambar was adopted as the the single biggest item of import to the Vijayanagar empire was Horses. unit of measurement. Malik Ambar followed the earlier Hindu customs 10. The highest officer under the Turkish / Khilji Rulers of the Delhi of land measurement and adopted the „Kathi‟ or measuring stick as the Sultanate was_ ? standard for demarcating the boundaries of the land. The length of this [A] Qazi-ul-Mulk [B] Naib-i-Mulk kathi was five cubits and five closed fists. (Maharashtra in the Age of [C] Head of the Majlis-i-Khalawat [D] Wazir Shivaji by Ra Kulakarni 1969). The Maratha government utilized ANSWER :- NAIB-I-MULK various units for measuring the land but they continued the Kathi as the The post of Naib-i-Mamlakat, equivalent of the English term „regent‟ unit of measurement which was also in practice in Swarajya under was created by the Turkish slave rulers. It was later called called Naib- Shivaji. The Kathi was later called Shivkathi. Note: Malik Ambar was i-Mulk or Malik Naib (under Khilji). The Sultan dominated the central the regent of the Nizamshahi dynasty of Ahmednagar from 1607 to government as he was the legal head of the state and acted as the chief 1626 and pioneer in guerilla warfare. executive and the highest court of appeal. The Sultan was assisted by 4.The portion of the actual produce fixed as state‟s share under number of ministers. In them Naib-i-Mulk or malik naib held highest the Zabti Systemof Mughals was ? stature in the central government of the Sultanate. [A] One-half [B] One-third [C] One-fourth [D] One-fifth 11. During the Delhi Sultanate, who among the following were called ANSWER :- ONE-THIRD the Barids? Akbar‟s finance minister Todar Mal introduced a land revenue system [A] Craftsmen [B] Bodyguards of the Sultan whereby the aggregate of the rate of collection for 10 years from 1570 [C] Officer-in-charge of state exchequer to 1580 was taken and one third of them was taken as the basis of [D] The spy / news reporters assessment. This new system was called as Zabti System or Ain-i- ANSWER :- THE SPY / NEWS REPORTERS Dahsala. Barid-i-mumalik was the head of the information and intelligence 5.The most important source of information about the agrarian department. Only a nobleman who enjoyed the fullest confidence of conditions during Mughals is__? Sultan was appointed the chief barid. The Barid-i-Mumalik had to keep [A] Ain-i-Akbari [B] Akbarnama information of all that was happening in the Sultanate. At local level [C] Muntakhab-ul-Lubab [D] Tarikh-i-Ferishta there were barids who used to send regular news concerning the matters ANSWER :- AIN-I-AKBARI of the state to the central office. Apart from barids, another set of Ain-i-Akbari by Abul Fazal is the main source for today‟s historians to reporters also existed who were known as Munihiyan. know about the structure of agrarian relations from the time of Akbar 12. The Sayyid dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate is called so because ? onwards. [A] Its founder and his successors adopted the title Sayyid 6. Who among the following was the French explorer who visited court [B] Its founder and his successors belonged to the Sayyid tribe of of Emperor Shah Jahan and left a detailed account of Takht-i-Taus eastern Turkistan (Peacock throne) ? [C] Its founder and his successors were descendant of the prophet [A] Jean-Baptiste Tavernier [B] Geronimo Verroneo Muhammad [C] Pierre-Jean Grosley [D] Jean-Paul Dubois SHIELD DEFENCE ACADEMY LUCKNOW Page 1 MEDIEVAL INDIAN HISTORY ASSIGNMENT [D] Its founder was a scholar of Islamic theology 21. Which of these books is / are works by Amir Khusrau ? ANSWER :- KHIZR KHAN WAS THE DESCENDANT OF THE 1. Qiran-u-Sadain 2. Tahqiq-i-Hind PROPHET MUHAMMAD 3. Miftah-ul-Futuh 4. Nur-i-Sipihar The Sayyid dynasty was the fourth dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate from Choose the correct option from the codes given below: 1414 to 1451 A.D. Khizr Khan was the founder ruler of Sayyid dynasty [A] Only 1, 2 & 3 [B] Only 1, 3 & 4 and he is said to be a descendant of Prophet Muhammad. [C] Only 1 & 3 [D] 1, 2, 3 & 4 13. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi assumed the title ANSWER :- ONLY 1, 3 & 4 Sikandar-i-Sani? Tahqiq-i-Hind is a composition of Al-Biruni . [A] Balban [B] Alauddin Khalji 22. Which among the following was the work of Sultan Feroz Shah [C] Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq [D] Sikandar Lodi Tughlaq? ANSWER :- ALAUDDIN KHALJI [A] Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi [B] Fatawa-i-Jahandari Alauddin Khilji was a militarist and imperialist to the core. He was very [C] Tarikh-i-Ferozshahi [D] Tughlaqnama ambitious. Alauddin, whose original name was Ali Gurshap, assumed ANSWER :- FAUTUHAT-I-FEROZSHAHI the title Sikandar-i-Sani (Alexander the Second) and proclaimed Delhi Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi was authored by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq as Dar-ul-Khilafa (Seat of the Caliphate). himself. He was a Turkic Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty, who 14. Which among the following Sultans refused to read Khutba in the reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388 A.D. name of Khalifa for first time? 23. Who among the following is the author of Kitab-ur-Rehla? [A] Alauddin Khilji [B] Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq [A] Maulana Sharafuddin Ali Yazid [B] Amir Timur [C] Sikandar Lodi [D] Ibrahim Lodi [C] Ibn-i-Batuta [D] Khwaja Abdullah Malik Isami ANSWER :- ALAUDDIN KHILJI ANSWER :- IBN-I-BATUTA The Delhi Sultanate – Khilji Dynasty : Alauddin Khilji refused to read Ibn batutta was an Arab traveler and adventure frm Morocoo. His book “Khutba” in the name of Khalifa for the first time. is a primary source of history of the region of Muhmmad bin Tughluq it 15. Which of the following musical instruments is / are composite or throws ligh on the socio-political condition of his times. Indo-Islamic in origin ? 24. The irrigation tax was charged on the farmers for the first time by 1. Sitar 2.